Notes on the sitona weevil,Sitona humeralis(Coleoptera : Curculionidae), a pest of lucerne in Canterbury
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Entomologist
- Vol. 7 (2) , 169-171
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00779962.1980.9722366
Abstract
Heads of sitona weevil, Sitona humeralis Stephens, were identified in the droppings of starlings, Sturnus vulgaris, at Winchmore Irrigation Research Station in December 1975. Biological observations over a three year period on adult weevils kept in the laboratory are recorded.Keywords
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- Notes on the biology and distribution of three recently discovered weevils in Hawkes BayProceedings of the New Zealand Weed and Pest Control Conference, 1975